{"id":1159,"date":"2013-06-12T09:33:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T13:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2013-06-12T09:35:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T13:35:15","slug":"anneliese-resisting-temptation-at-wxpn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2013\/06\/12\/anneliese-resisting-temptation-at-wxpn\/","title":{"rendered":"Anneliese: Resisting Temptation at WXPN"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>A couple of days ago at my internship, I was organizing the mail when I came across the yet-to-be-released Sigur R\u00f3s album, sent from the band\u2019s label. I was so tempted to pop it into my computer and give it a listen before anyone else, but (being the conscientious worker I am), I dropped it into the proper box, consoling myself with the fact that I had at least\u00a0seen <\/i>it before anyone else and that I\u2019d probably be able to pluck it from the freebies bin a couple of weeks after it dropped.<\/span><\/div>\n

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That\u2019s not the only temptation I\u2019ve faced at my internship. Oh no, there are plenty more. For one, I had to resist the urge to storm Joshua Radin\u2019s tour bus when we had to very kindly ask his driver to please move it so that Portugal. The Man could unload their van. I then had to restrain myself from begging Portugal. The Man for autographs as I guided them into Elvis (our largest studio) and assisted during soundcheck. (At least I got to witness them autograph our studio wall!)<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve also had to practice self-control when typing up scripts for the World Caf\u00e9 because all I want to do is Google each and every new artist I come across and see how I like their music. In that situation, I tell myself that I will get to hear the songs when I log the World Caf\u00e9 shows in two days time and\u00a0I force myself onto my next task.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I guess I should place these temptations into context, so you can follow me. This summer, I’m a\u00a0World Caf\u00e9 Programming intern at WXPN, a\u00a0public radio station based in Philadelphia. The cool part about my internship is that I’m not an intern solely for the station itself, but for the World Caf\u00e9 program, which\u00a0is produced\u00a0at\u00a0WXPN and aired\u00a0nationally via NPR affiliates. On the show, host David Dye interviews various artists and has them perform some songs\u00a0live in\u00a0the studio. So far this summer, I’ve seen Portugal. The Man, La\u00a0Santa Cecilia, Big Country, KT Tunstall, and\u00a0The\u00a0Handsome Family\u00a0featured on the show. I’m most looking forward to seeing Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin!) and Edie Breckell at the end of the month when they come here to promote their new folk album.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I work\u00a0at the station\u00a09am-4pm, Monday-Thursday\u00a0with an hour long\u00a0commute each way with no pay, so I have to work my real job\u00a0as a receptionist at hair salon Fridays and Saturdays to\u00a0support my\u00a0groovy lifestyle (hah).\u00a0When I\u00a0cringe each morning as my alarm goes off at\u00a06:15am\u00a0and I\u00a0brood about how I probably won’t get a seat on the train, I remind myself about the perks of my internship:\u00a0The free music and\u00a0mini “concerts,” the relaxed and friendly work environment, and the invaluable\u00a0experience I’m gaining. I feel\u00a0so lucky to be working with people who are so passionate about music and the future of public radio.\u00a0I’m also given a lot of independence and responsibility, so\u00a0I really feel\u00a0as though\u00a0I am actually making a difference here at the station.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I hope all of you are enjoying your summers and keeping busy! Though I’ll be sad for my internship to end in August, I miss\u00a0Boston and\u00a0I’m looking forward to the fall!<\/span><\/div>\n

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A couple of days ago at my internship, I was organizing the mail when I came across the yet-to-be-released Sigur R\u00f3s album, sent from the band\u2019s label. I was so tempted to pop it into my computer and give it a listen before anyone else, but (being the conscientious worker I am), I dropped it … Continue reading Anneliese: Resisting Temptation at WXPN<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3892,44301,4057],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1159"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1164,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1159\/revisions\/1164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}